Des Moines, IA – Flanked by several dozen members of the Iowa clergy,
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee today announced his campaign’s
Iowa Pastors Coalition, the endorsement of Iowa family values leader Chuck
Hurley and the support of nationally known religious leader Tim LaHaye
and his spouse, Beverly LaHaye, who founded Concerned Women of America.

"I'm honored to have the support and encouragement from this fine group
of faith leaders,” Huckabee said. “We share a commitment to preserving
life, strengthening families and making this country a better place for
all Americans."

Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who now leads the polls in
Iowa and has vaulted to first or second place in national polls, also announced
the support of Luana Stoltenberg, a Davenport pro-life activist.

Hurley, the president of the Iowa Family Policy Center, is a former
state legislator who has devoted his career to strengthening Iowa’s families
by championing traditional values. “I’m humbled and honored to support
such a fine man for such a vital office at this vital time,” said Hurley,
who noted the endorsement was a personal one and not on behalf of the IFPC.

Stoltenberg has been involved with Crisis Pregnancy Center in the Quad
Cities. She also has been a board member and spokesperson for the Life
and Family Coalition. A former supporter of Sen. Sam Brownback’s presidential
effort, Stoltenberg is active in Operation Outcry: Silent No More.

Huckabee said he welcomed the support as candidates continue to battle
for support as the Iowa caucuses are just 30 days away.

The LaHayes are prominent national leaders who have provided a strong
moral compass for America.

“During the 25 years I have known Mike Huckabee, he has proven himself
to be a Christian conservative who stands without apology for the pro-life,
pro-marriage platform that is so important in this time of moral collapse,”
Tim LaHaye said.

Beverly LaHaye said, “I support Mike Huckabee because he is genuinely
pro-life – true to Biblical morality – a man of absolute faith in God and
courageous enough to try to do something to bring America back to its foundation.”

For 25 years, Tim LaHaye pastored one of the nation's outstanding churches
in San Diego, Calif., which grew to three locations. It was during this
time he also founded two accredited Christian high schools, a school system
of 10 Christian schools, San Diego Christian College and assisted Dr. Henry
Morris in the founding of the Institute for Creation Research, the nation’s
foremost exponent of creationist materials. LaHaye has written more
than 50 non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects such as family life,
Bible prophecy, the will of God, Jesus Christ, and secular humanism. His
books have been translated into 32 languages, with more than 13 million
in print.

Beverly LaHaye is chairman of the board and founder of Concerned Women
for America. The LaHayes have been married for over 55 years and live in
southern California. They have four grown children, nine grandchildren,
and seven great grandchildren.

Speaking on behalf of the pastors coalition, Pastor Brad Sherman of
the Solid Rock Christian Church, Coralville, said he was “first struck
by, not only his position on the issues, but his skill at communicating
his position in way that made sense.”

Sherman added, “Then I noted that he is governed by principle, not
by the direction of the political breeze. He holds the same positions today
that he did yesterday. That is a solid indicator where will stand tomorrow.
This nation badly needs Mike Huckabee in the White House.”

The pastors noted that their endorsements were individual choices and
did not reflect an official position by or on behalf of their churches.